Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 39 Obtaining the Beast Flame

chapter 39 obtaining the beast flame

translator: borntobe

seeing long chen’s expression change so suddenly, chu yao’s heart sunk. shi feng, fatty yu, and the others were also scared.

the cost of him losing was far too great. it was something hard to take even in death. but xia changfeng coldly smiled inside when he saw long chen’s expression.

“haha, long chen, what are you waiting for? why aren’t you coming over to kowtow yet?” xia baichi sneered at long chen, seeming extremely pleased with herself.

being able to humiliate long chen was practically better than being promoted to pill adept for her! her body couldn’t help starting to shiver in anticipation.

long chen’s face was extremely grave as he slowly took out a medicinal pill from the pill furnace. he regretfully said, “i wanted to be low-key, but the heavens wouldn’t let me.”

only now did everyone see that long chen actually did have a round medicinal pill in his hand. they cursed at him for acting so dejected.

“that scoundrel.” chu yao was both surprised and delighted. she really had been scared witless for a moment back then.

“heavens, i think i really might die. if it continues like this, then my heart won’t be able to take it.” fatty yu collapsed to the ground helplessly.

only at this time did people realize that long chen had put up an act. this was especially true for xia baichi who felt as if she had been given a slap on the face.

“long chen, you dare to play me?” raged xia baichi.

“it’s just taking people for a little spin, so why are you so serious?” long chen said randomly.

“hmph, long chen, even if you did refine the blood condensing pill, you’ll still lose. that pill you refined is just low grade, while mine is middle grade.”

xia baichi raised her hand, showing off the pill line. all the nearby people could see it extremely clearly.

“sister baichi, you really are talented. you can already refine a middle grade second tier medicinal pill at such a young age. it really does make people admire you,” exclaimed the crown prince chu yang.

a pill adept this young was rarely seen, maybe seen only once every few decades. such talent could definitely go far on the pill path.

seeing her ridiculing face, long chen indifferently said, “who won and who lost isn’t something decided by you.”

“are you trying to quibble? my medicinal pill has a pill line, and yours doesn’t. are you unable to see such an obvious difference?” sneered xia baichi.

“you’re absolutely right that yours is a middle grade medicinal pill. but the pill in my hand is also middle grade.” long chen raised the pill in his hand.

for long chen to put it like this shocked everyone. but after carefully examining it, it seemed as if the pill in his hand was absolutely ordinary. although it was plump and round, there were no pill lines.

“middle grade medicinal pill? hmph, how come i can’t tell?” sneered xia baichi.

“i really do sympathize with you. so young, but your eyes are so blind. who said that middle grade medicinal pills had to have pill lines?” sighed long chen.

wei cang’s expression changed slightly at that. shock appeared in his eyes, and he stared fixedly at the medicinal pill in long chen’s hand.

just now, he had felt that the pill was a bit strange. from what long chen said, he then thought of what he had done before forming the pill and immediately became a bit bewildered.

“bring out the pill appraisal device!” following grandmaster yun qi’s instructions, a pill apprentice respectfully brought over a large apparatus.

it looked like a table and had a notch at the center for placing the medicinal pill. it had the best accuracy for appraising a medicinal pill’s grade.

“can you tell me how you did this?” wei cang was unwilling inside; this time he had truly suffered a loss.

long chen hesitated for a moment, but seeing grandmaster yun qi also send him an encouraging gaze, he smiled, “due to my respect for your age, i’ll tell you: this is a secret art for refining pills. i saw it in ke gu’s recording’s which included this technique. when the pill is about to form, make a small opening and use one portion of spiritual strength to lock in the medicinal nature and another portion to expel the impurities. this allows you to purify it twice. now, do you understand?”

“ke gu’s recordings? could you mean the pill king ke gu?” wei cang was startled.

“i don’t know. in any case, i saw it in a book. find it for yourself.” long chen shook his head. he wasn’t telling the whole truth.

in order to not draw any suspicions, he had gone through many of the techniques recorded within the guild. within them, there was truly the technique he had described, but long chen’s technique wasn’t exactly the same.

that technique said to make just one opening, but long chen had made two opening. one opening was used to expel impurities, while the other was used to absorb heaven and earth’s spiritual energy. otherwise, the spiritual qi within the cauldron would be insufficient for the pill to condense.

if only one opening was used, then the spiritual qi would only go out and not in. no matter how powerful your spiritual strength was, you would never be able to form the pill in the end and would end up with a pile of medicinal ashes.

long chen walked towards grandmaster yun qi and bowed. yun qi nodded; long chen’s display today had completely surpassed his expectations.

at the same time, he admired long chen’s courage that allowed him to dare to gamble despite such risks. now that long chen had a beast flame, his pill flame would become at least ten times stronger once he refined it.

with a powerful pill flame as support and supplemented with his powerful spiritual strength, long chen’s alchemy path would be completely flat and easy for him to tread upon.

long chen walked to chu yao. looking at her charming face, he almost couldn’t help but sink himself into her bosom.

their display today had broken through any previous barriers between them, and their two hearts were much closer.

“i will definitely accomplish what i promised you. believe me,” said long chen quietly.

chu yao cutely nodded. seeing his determination, she was filled with warmth and felt as if she was no longer alone.

long chen bowed slightly to the empress dowager before walking down the martial arena and returned to his own spot. he attracted everyone’s gaze as he walked.

the women especially had shining eyes. long chen’s display was coarse and wild. moreover, he actually cursed right in front of grandmaster wei cang. this was both fresh and stimulating to them.

then atop the refining stage, he had displayed that easy and calm refining technique of his. he had been completely unrestrained and had managed to counterattack beautifully at the last moment.

such a person was someone they had never met before. he was completely novel. when long chen walked past them, many of the daring ones even tried to entice him.

once he sat down, fatty yu and the others all burst with excitement.

“brother long, you really are too strong!”

“haha, now that i’ve obtained a beast flame, i guarantee that i will let you guys ascend to the blood condensation realm.” seeing their concern for him, long chen’s heart was moved.

although he had been atop the stage, he had seen everything occurring below the stage. so, all their emotions for him were something he had seen.

fatty yu and the others didn’t have high cultivation bases. the stronger long chen became, the more assistance he would be able to offer them.

when long chen had been down, these people had always stayed with him. this feeling was very precious to long chen.

just as they were talking, a burst of cheers suddenly rang out, and long chen and the others were roused. shi feng laughed:

“the real party has started!”